Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-03-05
Communicated
The Public Road to Bay Ridge.

MIR. EDITOR.-cOme OF your readers
may be interested in knowing the condi-
ton of affairs touching the proposed pub
lie road along the Bay Shore TO Bay
Ridge. In behalf Of the committee OF
the Local improvement Association, =
which has had charge of that particular
matter, it can be stated quite positively
that the road will be constructed and In
use this summer. The committee had
great many difficulties to overcome in
accomplishing its object. First legisla-
tive permission had to be obtained for
the construction of bridges over Back creek
and Lake Ogleton formerly Cat Hole
Creek) A bill was prepared for that
purpose by the committee and passed by
the last Legislature. Then the County
Commissioners had to be persuaded TO
build the bridge over Back Creek-the
most expensive and most essential part of
the proposed road. Numerous delega-
tions, interviews and petitions had to be
gotten up before that was accomplished.
Then the right of way from that creek to
Bay Ridge had to be secured from the
land owners Deeds were prepared by
the committee and, after good deal of
correspondence and delay, the right of
way has been obtained. Then it was
said that the present management of the
Bay Ridge Company was opposed to the
road, as IL would detract somewhat from
the profits of their railroad to Bay Ridge.
The committee, however, has not only
succeeded in getting from the Bay Ridge
Company permission to bridge Lake Oglc-
ton and to land on Bay Ridge territory,
with the right of way through it, but
have obtained from the company a sub
scription of $3.50 towards building the
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the road and shell il and build the bridge
over Lake Ogleton the committee conf
IDENTITY expects to raise; already several
hundred dollars have been voluntarily
subscribed in Annapolis, although it was
thought best not to make any special eff
fort in that direction until all the other
difficulties had been removed.
Recently it seems some of the lizards.
tadpoles and frogs inhabiting small
pond near the line of the proposed road
have been trying to raise their voices in
opposition to it; and through spokesman
who claims to represent them, have even
squirmed through some squares of pro-
testing rigmarole, Cor wrigglemarole) in
your paper. AS the spokesman is not
known, it is impossible to say whether it
most resembles in form lizard or tad
pole, but from its resttgsG (which il gen.
orally spells 'vestiga') it would seem
that it has very long ears which it has
been unable to keep out OF its ink pot
The committee having charge of this
measure can congratulate itself upon
having overcome real obstacles, and 1t
isn't likely that it will pay any attention
to the croaking of frogs or to the wrig-
Cling of lizards and tadpoies. The frost
of public opinion is sufficient to consign
them to their natural condition of silence
and torpidity at this seasons
The Local improvement Association
has come to stay, Mr.. Editor. 1t vel
comes to its ranks all who desire to give
freely and gladly their time, or money, or
both, to assist in making this little city,
what it ought to be-one of the most at
tractive, healthy and thrifty in the coun-
try. 1t knows no politics nor class dis
tinctions. Its ranks contain clergymen of
several denominations, doctors, lawyers,
editors, merchants and mechanics men
in public life, Gncluding our mayor and
several of our city council,) and men in
private life; all, we believe, animated by
the same purpose, and that certainly one
deserving of commentator, because I'M
selfish and patriotic. 1t may make mis-
takes; if so, its public spirited critics
should join it and help it to correct its
errors. 1t has, however, IN the long
lines of shade trees which it has planted;
in the improvements at Market Space
which it planned and carried out; in its
advocacy of the Severn River bridge; of
Smelling the public roads; of industrial
enterprises aud lastly of the public road
to Bay Ridge along the Bay Shore, de-
monstrated that it is widc-awake in win
ter as well as in summer, and that it can
be of real service TO this community.
Respectfully